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Wyoming County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 65

Selected
Causes of Death


1989-98
YPLL
1989-98
County Crude Rate
1989-98
County Adjusted Rate***
1994
U.S. Adjusted Rate***
Percent Differnce
From U.S



SI*


County
Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes 14,153 5,734.4 5,808.5 4,846.6 19.8 * 19
Malignant Neoplasms 2,625 1,063.6 1,063.1 800.8 32.8 * 10
Diseases of the Heart 2,368 959.6 961.0 612.2 57.0 * 8
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,817 1,141.6 1,133.0 442.6 156.0 * 12
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 991 401.7 402.7 318.0 26.7 * 26
Suicide 739 299.4 293.9 267.3 9.9 * 36
Congenital Anomalies 438 177.5 207.3 202.2 2.5 44
Homicide and Legal Intervention 526 213.1 214.8 312.1 -31.2 * 24
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 193 78.4 93.5 91.8 1.9 41
Cerebrovascular Disease 398 161.3 162.2 106.1 52.9 * 4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 401 162.5 163.9 94.4 73.6 * 4
Diabetes Mellitus 316 128.0 127.9 72.0 77.6 * 10
Prematurity 0 0.0 0.0 131.5 ** ** 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 216 87.5 85.0 62.8 35.3 * 17
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 23 9.3 8.9 403.8 -97.8 * 48
Selected
Causes of Death


1989-98
YPLL
1989-98
County Crude Rate
1989-98
County Adjusted Rate***
1994
U.S. Adjusted Rate***
Percent Differnce
From U.S



SI*


County
Rank


* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.
*** Adjusted rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.

See Introduction for explanation of tables



Last updated March 7, 2001.

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